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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Berglunds come to own the lake house?

2. Patty's autobiography is written at the suggestion of whom?

3. How old is Joey when he leaves the house in "Good Neighbors"?

4. What is the name of the motel that Walter's family owns?

5. Where is Patty originally from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Blake? What does he do that drives Patty mad?

2. What decision does Joey make that infuriates the Berglunds?

3. How does Connie feel about Joey Berglund?

4. Who are Patty's parents and what do they do?

5. What is Patty's relationship with her two children like?

6. Who is Ethan Post, and how does he affect Patty and her family?

7. How do Patty and Richard end up taking a road trip? What happens during that trip?

8. What is The Fiend of Athens, and how do Walter and Patty interpret it?

9. What is Nameless Lake, and how does it get its name?

10. Who is Carol Monaghan and what is her relationship to the Berglunds?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how Walter and Patty's relationship changes over the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the novel's epigraph, which is taken from The Winter's Tale. How does this quote reflect the novel's plot and themes?

Essay Topic 3

Nature plays a big role in the novel. Discuss how the natural world impacts the characters and the story.

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